# Fractures at Panduit Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021075568` · 7/8/2021 · DEKALB, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Panduit Corporation
- **Location:** 1700 E. FAIRVIEW DR., DEKALB, ILLINOIS, 60115
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 3:38 PM, an employee got off his forklift and used a package knife to cut an air bag that was between loads. The load then shifted and a pallet of cable (800 lbs.) fell, pinning him against the side of the trailer and forcing him to the floor. The employee sustained a fracture to his back.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*